welcome to the Potomac Art Therapy Association!

﻿The Potomac Art Therapy ﻿﻿Association ﻿﻿(PATA), an affiliate chapter of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA), is a professional organization dedicated to promoting the advancement and awareness of the art therapy field in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.﻿

﻿﻿﻿News ﻿﻿& ﻿﻿Events﻿﻿﻿

﻿﻿UPCO﻿﻿MING ﻿﻿EVENTS & NEWS﻿﻿﻿-------------------------------------

Holiday Member MeetingDecember 6th, 2014, 1-4pmThe Art and Drama Therapy Institute, Inc.﻿327 S St NE, Washington, DC 20002Join us for art making, food, and a tour of the Institute! Help us to plan exciting upcoming fall and winter events and discuss important topics! Details about the meeting and other local events can be found ﻿here.

Congrats to the 2014 Potomac PATA Award Recipients! Congratulations to Tally Tripp, MA, MSW, LICSW, ATR-BC, Kimberly Ottinger, MA, LCPAT, ATR-BC, and Valerie Pusateri, MA, for their powerful impact on the field of art therapy and the community at large. Read more about these inspiring art therapists here and view highlights from our annual potluck on the gallery page.

ART THERAPIST SPOTLIGHT-----------------------------------------

PATA recognizes Gioia Chilton, PhD, ATR-BC for the Art Therapist Spotlight! Gioia Chilton is an accomplished arts-based researcher, art therapist and artist living in the Washington D.C. area. She began her journey as an art therapist in the early 1990s, earning her Master’s Degree at The George Washington University.